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Reaction to student pub proposal — see page 2
Volume XCVIII, Number 11 University of Southern California Friday, January 25, 1985
30 now charged with grade tampering
trojan
Last June, a university employee in registration and records was fired in the midst of a university investigation on the falsification of grades by computer.
The female employee reportedly admitted to university officials that she was paid $1,500 to falsify the grades of five students.
The university also suspects another employee — who had been fired in 1983, a year before the grade tampering was first discovered — of taking bribes to alter about 25 other students' transcripts.
Since then, additional student transcipts have been found to be altered and Mannes said the task force will continue to look for alterations "to see how widespread it is."
"I don't know how many more students will be involved because it's a slow process to do the audit check," said Sylvia Manning, vice provost and the task force coordinator.
"(The alterations) are in several subjects and do not locate in just a couple of classes. It's spread out," Manning said.
But, she added, "We know what we are looking for."
Manning confirmed an earlier report in the Daily Trojan that about half of the students involved were students on academic probation and were falsifying their grades just to stay in school.
Also, there has been an indication that a middleman, who approached students and asked if they would like their grades changed, was involved. University officials, however, have not yet been able to identify this person.
Clifton Garrott, investigator for the district attorney's office, said the initial request of the university involved checking out the one female employee and two students.
Since then, more students involved in the grade tampering scam have been discovered, he said.
If convicted of maliciously tampering with a computer, the offenders could receive a maximum penalty of three years in a state penitentiary.
Once the audit check is complete. Manning said, the university would like to begin the conduct review board for these students before the end of the spring semester.
Old cinema buildings demolished by dozers
By Pablo Lopez
Staff Writer
At least 30 students, and possibly three more, have been sent letters charging them with unauthorized discrepancies in their academic transcripts, said Robert Mannes, dean of student life.
These students will face a conduct review board to determine if they were involved in the alleged grade tampering scam uncovered in fall 1984, Mannes said.
"This does not mean they are guilty (of grade tampering), but you have to charge them to get them in front of the conduct review board," Mannes said.
Most of the grade alterations were discovered by the Task Force on Academic Integrity, organized last month by the Office of the Provost.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is also conducting a separate investigation into the incident after receiving a request from the university.
Al Albergate, spokesman for the district attorney's office, said the office is "still right in the middle" of the investigation and could not determine when it would be completed.
Long history razed with structures' fall
By Nancie Mack
Staff Writer
At 8:14 a.m. Thursday, a bulldozer claw tore into the heart of the School of Cinema-Television, and the final demolition of the old cinema buildings began.
A crowd of approximately 15 people, half of them armed with cameras and most — if not all — of them students at the Cinema School, watched as the machine ripped through beams, walls and windows.
It will take one day to destroy the buildings and two to truck the wreckage away, said Richard Stupin, associate director for new construction at Physical Plant.
The buildings were turned over to Physical Plant Jan. 21, after the Cinema School was completely moved into its new facilities, Stupin said.
The job was contracted to the Cleveland Wrecking Co. and will cost about $25,000, he said.
Stupin supervised Thursday as one man hosed down the buildings to stop dust, while another steered the bulldozer through timbers and glass.
"It's just a little noise," Stupin said.
When the noise has stopped and the debris has been cleared, the area will become a recreation field and park for general use, said Thomas Coffin, university architect.
Grass will be planted and an irrigation system installed, he said.
RICHARD MC KINNEY
In a matter of minutes Thursday, the tractors leveled the ancient bungalows that made up the old Cinema School for so many years.
"We're trying to get the students more recreation space outside their dorms," Coffin said. "Hopefully, it'll be able to be expanded on," possibly into tennis courts or parking areas.
The first bite into the old buildings — located next to what is now the Bimkrant Residence Hall since 1927 — was shocking because the school "looked like it wras going to be there forever," said Michael Donahue, an undergraduate cinema production major.
Although Donahue entered the Cinema School decades after it was built, he was not about to miss seeing it razed because "it's rather
(Continued on page 5)
S6 MILLION DONATED FOR UPGRADING AND EXPANSION
Foundations to help improve university libraries
By Catherine Baldwin
Staff Writer
In an effort to improve the university libraries, the I Paul Getty Trust Foundation contributed $5 million and the Times Mirror Foundation contributed $1 million to a $55 million fundraising drive that was announced Wednesday.
"They recognized our need to upgrade the library," said university President James Zumberge of the Getty Trust and Times Mirror foundations. “We're thrilled."
Harold Williams, president and chief executive of the Getty foundation, dted four reasons for his company’s donation:
The foundation was aware the university needs the money and the effort coincides with its desire to build community
resources in the arts and humanities, he said.
Also, J. Paul Getty attended the university, and the foundation has high regard for Zumberge and what he is doing for the school, Williams said.
The Getty Foundation contacted the university with the idea for the donation, he said. The foundation's trustees decided upon $5 million because they wanted to make a considerable contribution, Williams added.
Times Mirror was approached by Zumberge to "see if there were ways Times Mirror might be supportive of USC," said Steve Meier, a spokesman for the Times Mirror public relations office.
"We began to focus on the library because it seemed the best way to help the
university," Meier said. The Times Mirror Foundation decided to donate $1 million because it felt the university would need a significant gift to mount the expansion drive.
"We were delighted to make the grant," Meier said.
The money is being used to air-condition Doheny Library and the Hoose Library of Philosophy, to remodel certain areas of the East Library to increase storage and to improve the Education Library', said Charles Ritcheson, university librarian and dean of the library system.
"The library is the heart of a university," Ritcheson said.
The university is striving to make this library nationally superior in specific areas, Ritcheson said. This desire is directly
related to the university's involvement in electronic networking with other universities, including Princeton and Yale.
Electronic networking gives libraries the ability to search other libraries’ holdings and to request use of specific books. Libraries have to pay dues to use this service and must have something to offer that other libraries want, but do not have, Ritcheson said.
A world-wide networking system may be available in the future. Libraries in Great Britain will be added to the university's networking system in March.
The university is also considering networking with France and Italy within one or two years.
(Continued on page 7)

Reaction to student pub proposal — see page 2
Volume XCVIII, Number 11 University of Southern California Friday, January 25, 1985
30 now charged with grade tampering
trojan
Last June, a university employee in registration and records was fired in the midst of a university investigation on the falsification of grades by computer.
The female employee reportedly admitted to university officials that she was paid $1,500 to falsify the grades of five students.
The university also suspects another employee — who had been fired in 1983, a year before the grade tampering was first discovered — of taking bribes to alter about 25 other students' transcripts.
Since then, additional student transcipts have been found to be altered and Mannes said the task force will continue to look for alterations "to see how widespread it is."
"I don't know how many more students will be involved because it's a slow process to do the audit check," said Sylvia Manning, vice provost and the task force coordinator.
"(The alterations) are in several subjects and do not locate in just a couple of classes. It's spread out," Manning said.
But, she added, "We know what we are looking for."
Manning confirmed an earlier report in the Daily Trojan that about half of the students involved were students on academic probation and were falsifying their grades just to stay in school.
Also, there has been an indication that a middleman, who approached students and asked if they would like their grades changed, was involved. University officials, however, have not yet been able to identify this person.
Clifton Garrott, investigator for the district attorney's office, said the initial request of the university involved checking out the one female employee and two students.
Since then, more students involved in the grade tampering scam have been discovered, he said.
If convicted of maliciously tampering with a computer, the offenders could receive a maximum penalty of three years in a state penitentiary.
Once the audit check is complete. Manning said, the university would like to begin the conduct review board for these students before the end of the spring semester.
Old cinema buildings demolished by dozers
By Pablo Lopez
Staff Writer
At least 30 students, and possibly three more, have been sent letters charging them with unauthorized discrepancies in their academic transcripts, said Robert Mannes, dean of student life.
These students will face a conduct review board to determine if they were involved in the alleged grade tampering scam uncovered in fall 1984, Mannes said.
"This does not mean they are guilty (of grade tampering), but you have to charge them to get them in front of the conduct review board," Mannes said.
Most of the grade alterations were discovered by the Task Force on Academic Integrity, organized last month by the Office of the Provost.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office is also conducting a separate investigation into the incident after receiving a request from the university.
Al Albergate, spokesman for the district attorney's office, said the office is "still right in the middle" of the investigation and could not determine when it would be completed.
Long history razed with structures' fall
By Nancie Mack
Staff Writer
At 8:14 a.m. Thursday, a bulldozer claw tore into the heart of the School of Cinema-Television, and the final demolition of the old cinema buildings began.
A crowd of approximately 15 people, half of them armed with cameras and most — if not all — of them students at the Cinema School, watched as the machine ripped through beams, walls and windows.
It will take one day to destroy the buildings and two to truck the wreckage away, said Richard Stupin, associate director for new construction at Physical Plant.
The buildings were turned over to Physical Plant Jan. 21, after the Cinema School was completely moved into its new facilities, Stupin said.
The job was contracted to the Cleveland Wrecking Co. and will cost about $25,000, he said.
Stupin supervised Thursday as one man hosed down the buildings to stop dust, while another steered the bulldozer through timbers and glass.
"It's just a little noise," Stupin said.
When the noise has stopped and the debris has been cleared, the area will become a recreation field and park for general use, said Thomas Coffin, university architect.
Grass will be planted and an irrigation system installed, he said.
RICHARD MC KINNEY
In a matter of minutes Thursday, the tractors leveled the ancient bungalows that made up the old Cinema School for so many years.
"We're trying to get the students more recreation space outside their dorms," Coffin said. "Hopefully, it'll be able to be expanded on," possibly into tennis courts or parking areas.
The first bite into the old buildings — located next to what is now the Bimkrant Residence Hall since 1927 — was shocking because the school "looked like it wras going to be there forever," said Michael Donahue, an undergraduate cinema production major.
Although Donahue entered the Cinema School decades after it was built, he was not about to miss seeing it razed because "it's rather
(Continued on page 5)
S6 MILLION DONATED FOR UPGRADING AND EXPANSION
Foundations to help improve university libraries
By Catherine Baldwin
Staff Writer
In an effort to improve the university libraries, the I Paul Getty Trust Foundation contributed $5 million and the Times Mirror Foundation contributed $1 million to a $55 million fundraising drive that was announced Wednesday.
"They recognized our need to upgrade the library," said university President James Zumberge of the Getty Trust and Times Mirror foundations. “We're thrilled."
Harold Williams, president and chief executive of the Getty foundation, dted four reasons for his company’s donation:
The foundation was aware the university needs the money and the effort coincides with its desire to build community
resources in the arts and humanities, he said.
Also, J. Paul Getty attended the university, and the foundation has high regard for Zumberge and what he is doing for the school, Williams said.
The Getty Foundation contacted the university with the idea for the donation, he said. The foundation's trustees decided upon $5 million because they wanted to make a considerable contribution, Williams added.
Times Mirror was approached by Zumberge to "see if there were ways Times Mirror might be supportive of USC," said Steve Meier, a spokesman for the Times Mirror public relations office.
"We began to focus on the library because it seemed the best way to help the
university," Meier said. The Times Mirror Foundation decided to donate $1 million because it felt the university would need a significant gift to mount the expansion drive.
"We were delighted to make the grant," Meier said.
The money is being used to air-condition Doheny Library and the Hoose Library of Philosophy, to remodel certain areas of the East Library to increase storage and to improve the Education Library', said Charles Ritcheson, university librarian and dean of the library system.
"The library is the heart of a university," Ritcheson said.
The university is striving to make this library nationally superior in specific areas, Ritcheson said. This desire is directly
related to the university's involvement in electronic networking with other universities, including Princeton and Yale.
Electronic networking gives libraries the ability to search other libraries’ holdings and to request use of specific books. Libraries have to pay dues to use this service and must have something to offer that other libraries want, but do not have, Ritcheson said.
A world-wide networking system may be available in the future. Libraries in Great Britain will be added to the university's networking system in March.
The university is also considering networking with France and Italy within one or two years.
(Continued on page 7)